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Bates, Columbus

Male 1881 - 1975  (94 years)


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  • Name Bates, Columbus 
    Nickname Lum 
    Birth 17 May 1881  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1975  Dema, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 30 Oct 1975  Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4370  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2013 

    Father Bates, Washington Uriah,   b. 6 Apr 1849, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1888 (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Higgins, Mary,   b. 10 Apr 1862   d. 9 Aug 1888 (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 1880  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Slone, Virgie,   b. Abt 1885   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Thornsberry, Eliza,   b. 12 May 1884   d. 9 Jan 1966, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 14 Oct 1902 
    Census 1920  Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:

      Columbus Bates, M, W, 38y, b. KY
      spouse: Liza Bates, F, W, 35y, b. KY
      child: Clerinda Bates, F, 16y, b. KY
      child: Curtis Bates, M, 13y, b. KY
      child: Roscoe Bates, M, 9y, b. KY
      child: Isadore Bates,M, 8y, b. KY
      child: Ellis Bates, M, 5y, b. KY
      child: Everett Bates, M, 3y, b. KY
      child: Olga Bates, F, 5m, b. KY
    Census 1930  Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:

      Columbus Bates, M, W, 48, b. KY
      spouse: Eliza Bates, F, W, 45, b. KY
      child: Curtis Bates, M, 23, b. KY
      child: Isadore Bates, M, 18, b. KY
      child: Ellis Bates, M, 15, b. KY
      child: Emett Bates, M, 13, b. KY
      child: Olga Bates, F, 10, b. KY
      child: Sade Bates, F, 8, b. KY
    Children 
     1. Bates, Clerinda,   b. 18 May 1904, Kite, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1982, Pippa Passes, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Bates, Curtis,   b. 23 May 1906, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Bates, Roscoe,   b. 19 Jan 1910, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1995, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +4. Bates, Isadore,   b. 13 Mar 1912, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 2001, Waverly, Pike, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    +5. Bates, Ellis,   b. 2 Nov 1914, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1985, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     6. Bates, Olga,   b. 1915, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Bates, Everett,   b. 1917, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Bates, Sadie,   b. 1922, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1975 - Dema, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Oct 1975 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S609] SSDI.